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Rating the E-Rate: Making Sure the Investment Pays Off.

Carvin, Andy – MultiMedia Schools, 2000

Discusses the E-Rate, a program from the Telecommunications Act of 1996 that offers a discounted rate to schools and libraries wanting to connect to the Internet. Topics include changes in school district planning practices; the effects of politics, administrative priorities, and community concerns; and technology planning and integration. (LRW)

Descriptors: Educational Administration, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Political Issues

Telecommunications Discounts: Financial Windfall or Fool's Gold.

Bolt, Nancy M.; Albritton, Phyllis M. – American Libraries, 1997

Universal service discounts for libraries and schools were promised by the passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, but actually obtaining the discounts may prove difficult. This article examines obstacles to library qualification: eligibility requirements, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rulings, the application process, and…

Descriptors: Costs, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulation